Wagon rack and box lifter.



No. 781,173. PATENTED JAN. 31, 1905.

F. D. BAKER.

Y WAGON RACK AND BOX LIFTER.

APPLIOAITIOH FILED AUG. 11,1904.

UNITE STATES Patented January 31, 1905.

FRANK D. BAKER, OF LEWISTOWN, MONTANA.

WAGON RACK AND BOX LIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,173, dated January 31, 1905.

Application filed August 11,1904. Serial No. 220,370. 2

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK D. BAKER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Lewistown, in the county of Fergus and State of Montana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wagon Rack and Box Lifters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to wagon-raisers, and more particularly a device for removing a rack or box from a wagon and replacing the same.

The invention comprises a tilting track between which the wagon is driven and which automatically removes or replaces the rack or box.

Improved details in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of the invention will be apparent from the detailed description hereinafter when read in connection with the appended claims, reference being had to the drawings hereto annexed, in which Figure l is a perspective View of the invention, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the manner in which the wagon rack or box is supported thereon.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 5 denotes a track or guide between which the wagon is driven, the ends of said track being beveled on their inner sides, as at 6, to facilitate the entry of the wheels. At or about the middle of the track, on both sides, are posts or standards 7 to each of which a lever 8 is pivoted,as at 9. These levers serve as a tilting track to remove or replace the rack or box, as will be explained hereinafter. At the ends of the levers 8 are swinging stems 10, for a purpose to be hereinafter described, said stems being pivoted to-the levers, asat 11. Near each end of the track 5 and on both sides thereof are postsor standards 12, and each set of said posts is connected by bars or strips 13, which are fastened on opposite sides of the posts and between which the center posts 7 extend and are also fastened. These bars brace the posts, and the swinging stems 10 also extend between them to be guided thereby, as will be hereinafter described. The end posts 12 are shorter than the center posts, and the stems 10 are provided with a shoulder 14, which rests on top of the end posts,

5 whereby the tilting rack is held in a horizontal position when the wagon rack or box is supported thereon.

To remove the wagon rack or box, the track 8 will be tilted, as shown in Fig. 1. This is readily done by removing the stems 10 from the end posts at one end of the apparatus and extending said stems down wardly between the bars 13. The wagon is now driven between the track 5, and as the bottom of the rack or box slides along the inclined track it will be gradually lifted from the wagon-bed. When the preponderance of weight is on the opposite side of the pivot 9, the track will tilt over to that side, and thus remove the rack or box from the wagon-bed altogether. The stems 10 in the meantime will have swung to the position shown in Fig. 2, their shoulders 14 resting on the top of the corner-posts. This prevents further tilting of the track 8 and securely holds it in horizontal position to support the rack or box. The wagon can then be driven on, leaving the rack or box on the apparatus. To replace the rack or box, the wagon is backed thereunder and the stems 1O nearest the front of the wagon are knocked off the end posts. This will throw the front end of the rack on the wagon, which is then driven on, the rack gradually settling down on the wagon-bed. The levers 8 will be spaced suificiently to accommodate the usual rack or box, and the ends thereof are also beveled, as

at 15, to enable the rack to slide readily theresides of said posts; and atilting track pivoted on the center posts and carrying swinging stems extending between the brace-bars, and

supported on the end posts when the track is in horizontal position.

3. A wagon rack and box lifter comprising center and end posts; brace-bars on opposite sides of said posts; a tilting track pivoted on on the center post and constructed to swing down below the horizontal at either end, to incline the track in either direction; and means supported by the end posts to support the track in horizontal position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

. FRANK D. BAKER. Witnesses:

SAM W. PENNOOK, MYRoN E. (JURTIss. 

